Kareem Hunt does his best Priest Holmes impression when the Kansas City Chiefs needed it most
Kareem Hunt and the Chiefs had to have that touchdown vs. the Colts.
The Kansas City Chiefs desperately needed a touchdown in the fourth quarter against the Indianapolis Colts. They looked down and out of the game before that drive, but Kareem Hunt, the best option KC has in the running back room, rose to the occasion.
No, literally, he rose and took flight, doing his best Priest Holmes impression. Hunt took the handoff, jumped over the offensive line and the Colts’ defensive line, landing in the end zone.
Holmes, considered by some to be the best KC running back of all time, along with Marcus Allen and Jamal Charles, used to do those dives all the time. Allen did as well, but Holmes was really known for jumping into the end zone. Holmes did it often, too.
Kareem Hunt has been amazing for what the Chiefs have needed from him
He’s no Holmes or Allen, and certainly not Charles, but Hunt has been stellar for the Chiefs this year. He has especially been great when the run game is going well and moving up and down the field. At the time of this writing, Hunt has over 100 scrimmage yards in the game, and KC is now in overtime with the Colts.
Hunt may not be what he used to be when he was with the Chiefs years ago, or even when he was with the Cleveland Browns, but he’s a solid running back. He doesn’t have that burst of speed he used to have, and definitely doesn’t have the same jump cut speed he once did, but Hunt is a power back who doesn’t get denied often in short-yardage situations.
When he’s not in the game, it’s been Clyde Edwards-Helaire or Brashard Smith. Smith doesn’t usually run the ball out of the backfield, as he’s a rookie running back who was once a receiver, and the Chiefs love what he brings to the run game.
Hunt is the bell cow right now with Isaiah Pacheco out, and he’s doing all he can to get his team closer to a win with the season on the line.
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